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Archie vs Lovable

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Archie starts at $24, Lovable at $25. Both have a free tier.

ArchieAI app builder with separate architecture and design agents, driven by prompt, canvas or IDE.LovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack project

Side by side

FactArchieLovable
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$24 seat_month$25 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyArchie.com, Inc.Lovable
Launched20262023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Archie

Archie's differentiator is splitting the work between an architecture agent and a design agent, and letting you switch between prompting, a visual canvas and your own IDE on the same project. That suits people who start conversationally and finish in code. It only reached general availability in August 2026, though, and the pricing page is visibly broken - the Pro tier shows $0 a month.

Pros

  • Distinct architecture and design agents rather than one generalist generator
  • Three ways to drive the same project: prompt, visual editor, or IDE
  • Free Starter tier with 50 credits a month and no card required
  • Pooled team credits instead of per-seat allowances that expire unused
  • Top-up packs get cheaper per credit at volume, down to about $0.088

Cons

  • The Pro tier's price renders as $0/mo on the live pricing page, so the real mid-tier cost is unknown
  • Team billing requires a minimum of five seats, which prices out individuals
  • General availability only in August 2026 - almost no track record
  • Credits are the unit of work and the page does not say what one credit buys

Lovable

The cleanest prompt-to-app experience for someone who cannot write React, and GitHub sync means you are not locked in — but 100 credits a month is less runway than it sounds once the app gets real.

Pros

  • Live preview after each change keeps iteration legible to non-developers
  • GitHub sync and Supabase mean the output is real, portable code
  • The free tier is enough to find out whether the idea works
  • Per-action credit costs are published, so estimating is possible

Cons

  • Free tier caps at 30 credits a month regardless of the daily grant
  • Debugging a bad generation can cost more credits than the original build
  • Opinionated stack — React front end, Supabase back end, little room to differ
  • No API for driving builds programmatically

Which one fits

Choose Archie if you need

  • Developers who want to start in a prompt and finish in their IDE
  • Small product teams that need architecture and UI generated together
  • Teams of five or more, which is where Team pricing starts

Choose Lovable if you need

  • Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer
  • Anyone who wants generated code exported to GitHub rather than held hostage
  • Small internal tools needing authentication and a database on day one

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